Windows Group Policy
From wikinotes
The windows group-policy provides high-level abstractions over Registry Keys.
It is a much simpler method of modifying user permissions, and a system.
Documentation
official docs: GP/registry mapping https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=25250
scripting
https://serverfault.com/questions/678149/use-script-to-edit-local-group-policy-windows-server-2012
Policy Mapping to Registry Keys
The following link describes how to use
ProcMon
to see what the GroupPolicyEditor is doing under the hood to your WindowsRegistry.This is exceptionally useful, since not all versions of windows include
gpedit.msc
(the tool to edit the group policy).https://www.howtogeek.com/115617/how-to-see-which-registry-settings-a-group-policy-object-modifies/